Wolverhampton Central
Middle areaSouth west Wolverhampton. 13,549 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 74% of people in Wolverhampton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wolverhampton Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wolverhampton Central at a rate of 284.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,567 |
| Other crime | 750 |
| Shoplifting | 514 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 252 |
| Drug offences | 218 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 203 |
| Vehicle crime | 141 |
| Burglary | 93 |
| Theft from the person | 65 |
| Robbery | 52 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wolverhampton Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wolverhampton Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wolverhampton Central at a rate of 284.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 388 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wolverhampton Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,567), other crime (750) and shoplifting (514).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton
These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not Wolverhampton Central alone. See Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton Central was £136,000 in 2025.
Wolverhampton Central had 11,532 usual residents at the census.
About 74% of people in Wolverhampton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wolverhampton Central, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.